The Nexus (Timewalking) Dungeon Strategy Guide

Commander Stoutbeard/Commander KolurgGrand Magus TelestraAnomalusOmorok the Tree-ShaperKeristrasza마력의 탑 (Heroic) is a level 80 dungeon found in Coldarra in the Borean Tundra in Northrend. While players of level 80+ can access the dungeon in its original form at any time, this dungeon is one of the five Wrath of the Lich King instances available during Timewalking holidays in Patch 6.2. This guide will describe how to complete the dungeon in its Timewalking form.

The entrance is located in Coldarra, and you can also queue up via the Adventure Journal panel.

Loot and Rewards

This instance can be soloed by high-level players outside of Timewalking weekends. However, there are several reasons to queue up for this instance as part of the Timewalking holiday:

The gear earned from Timewalking bosses is ilvl 660, which is better than gear from Heroic Dungeons, Highmaul Normal, and Highmaul LFR.

If you did not run this instance back in the day, Timewalking is a great opportunity to learn more about the instance with friends. Players above level 81 can queue together for this Timewalking instance, so this is a fun way to play with friends that are not max level.

All bosses drop 5 시간왜곡의 훈장 (end bosses 10 시간왜곡의 훈장), and this currency is used to purchase mounts, toys, badge gear, and more. See the full list in our Timewalking Guide.

For completing the instance and killing every boss, you can earn 0 시간왜곡의 훈장.

Commander Stoutbeard/Commander Kolurg

The identity of the first boss of this dungeon varies depending upon the party's faction. Alliance players will fight the Horde 사령관 콜루르그, while Horde players will fight the Alliance's 사령관 스타우트비어드. Other than the boss's name and model, the encounter is identical.

Notable Trash Mobs:

In the hallway leading towards the Commander, players will encounter a 마법사 사냥꾼 상급자 with its two 마법사 사냥개 pets.

Mage Slayers have 현자의 환영, which will occasionally briefly lock a caster DPS or the healer out of spells

Mage Slayers additionally cast 마법 흡수, which empowers their damage and reduces the damage or healing of players within 30 yards

Mage Hunter Ascendants will cast 화염구 at their threat target, and occasionally buff themselves and allies with 비전 가속 오라

The Aura buff can be dispelled from the Ascendant who cast it, but cannot be dispelled from other enemies who received the buff

Berserkers will War Stomp players into the next packPlayers should focus the Mage Slayers down first to limit their ability to interrupt and reduce players' throughput.

The platform where players encounter the boss has several packs of Alliance or Horde Rangers, Berserkers, and Clerics.

Rangers will 마법봉 발사 the current tank and will cast 신속 사격, firing randomly at nearby players

Berserkers have powerful melee attacks, buff themselves with 광기, buff an ally with 피의 욕망, and occasionally use 전투 발구르기 to knock back nearby players

In general, players should pull these trash packs back to avoid being 전투 발구르기ed into additional packs. Classes with offensive dispels can remove 피의 욕망 and 신의 권능: 보호막.

Commander Stoutbeard/Commander Kolurg Tips & Strategy

Commander Stoutbeard/Kolurg is accompanied by two Alliance/Horde Clerics. Players can focus on killing these enemies first to prevent the healing, or can ignore them, interrupt the 순간 치유, and dispel the 신의 권능: 보호막s.

The Commander has several abilities that are easy to handle, but that grow more difficult if players accidentally pull more of the trash mobs in the encounter area.

Tank damage increases when the Commander empowers himself and allies with 전투의 외침, especially if players have accidentally pulled additional packs

Grand Magus Telestra

Notable Trash Mobs:

The hallway between the Commander and Grand Magus Telestra has several packs of Mage Hunter Ascendants and Mage Slayers, and also introduces two new enemies, the 마법사 사냥꾼 수습생 and the 청지기.

Stewards deal heavy melee damage to the tank and will occasionally use 비전 격류 to silence all players within 10 yards

Mage Hunter Initiates will heal allies with 소생, which can be dispelled

Initiates will also affect the tank with 마법 연소, a long-lasting DoT effect that healers can dispel

Ranged should stand back more than 10 yards from the Stewards to avoid being silenced.

Grand Magus Telestra Tips & Strategy

The 대학자 텔레스트라 encounter has two phases. Initially players face Telestra alone, and she will cast only 불폭탄 and 서리 회오리. Players should be spread out and move from their current location when 불폭탄 finishes casting, and ranged should stand far from Telestra to avoid being affected by the 서리 회오리.

Telestra's Mirror ImagesUpon reaching 50% health, and again at 15% health, Telestra will summon three Mirror Images, each image representing one Mage spec (e.g. Fire, Frost, and Arcane). When all three images are dead, Telestra will reform.

The Arcane image will cast 동물, which polymorphs a random party member, and 시간 정지, which briefly stuns all players

The Frost image will cast 얼음 가시 at random players and may summon a 눈보라

All three images are susceptible to stuns and all forms of crowd control, and many of their casts can be interrupted

While it is possible to AoE down all three images evenly, players may wish to focus their DPS on the Arcane image initially, to prevent party members from being affected by 동물.

After the first Mirror Images cast, when Telestra reforms, she will use 중력 우물. This ability picks players up and tosses them around the room, dealing moderate Shadow damage. Players can still cast while they are moving, but maintaining the correct facing on Telestra may prove to be difficult.

Gravity Well flings your character aboutTank's Responsibilities:

Be sure to taunt the Fire image so that its casts are not aimed at more vulnerable players

Stun and interrupt the images as frequently as possible, particularly the Arcane image's 동물 cast

Chaotic Rifts should be the first priority to kill in any pack, followed by Azure Scale-Binders in the Dragonkin packs or Crazed Mana-Surge adds in the Elemental packs.

Anomalus Tips & Strategy

The 아노말루스 encounter features the Chaotic Rifts and Crazed Mana-Wraiths, behaving just like the trash mobs of the same names. Anomalus will summon a Chaotic Rift approximately 15 seconds after players engage him, and again every 20 seconds thereafter.

Charge Rifts grants Anomalus a Rift ShieldWhen Anomalus reaches 50% health, he will begin to 균열 충전, creating a 균열의 보호막 that prevents him from taking any damage.

The 균열의 보호막 lasts for 45 seconds or until all Chaotic Rifts have been destroyed

균열 충전 grants the Chaotic Rifts extra range and damage from 혼돈 에너지 폭발, and causes them to summon Crazed Mana-Wraiths more frequently

Players should switch to the Chaotic Rifts and destroy them quickly, then clean up any Crazed Mana-Wraiths that the Rifts have spawned

After defeating Anomalus, most groups will want to jump down from the adjacent platform onto the rocky ledge below. Be careful; players who miss the jump will plummet to their deaths and have a long run-back to return to the group.

Tank's Responsibilities:

Pull Anomalus next to Chaotic Rifts to allow splash/cleave damage on the Rifts and Mana-Wraiths

Use a damage-reduction cooldown during 균열 충전, since the first hit of 혼돈 에너지 폭발 will likely target you

Keepers will also attack the tank with 수정의 일격, dealing moderate damage

수정 뜰지기s may cast 평온 to heal their allies, which can be interrupted or stunned

Tenders also buff themselves with 가죽 강화, which can be removed by classes with offensive dispels

수정 수호정령s' 뱀 화염 광선 효과 is a cone attack, and tanks should keep the Protectors facing away from the party

Protectors also target a random player with 수정 결계, rooting them in place; healers can dispel this effect

This hallway is somewhat of a gauntlet, due to the Crystalline Frayer respawns, so players should keep moving as they defeat packs of enemies, and groups will often drag one nearly-dead pack into the next pull. Tanks should keep an eye out for patrolling packs of Tenders/Keepers, as they can add additional difficulty to the gauntlet pulls.

Ormorok the Tree-Shaper Tips & Strategy

Crystal SpikesThe 정원사 오르모로크 encounter is very straightforward and requires moderate moving and awareness. The boss has only a few abilities:

밟아 뭉개기 will occasionally deal moderate Physical damage to all players within 10 yards of Ormorok

Ormorok creates 수정 가시 that radiate out from his position and erupt several seconds later, knocking nearby players into the air and dealing heavy damage

If possible, use an ability that removes movement-impairing effects if you are targeted by Crystalline Tanglers' 얽기

Stand more than 10 yards from the boss to avoid 밟아 뭉개기, and to make dodging 수정 가시 easier

Keristrasza

Notable Trash Mobs:

There are no new mob types in the short distance between Ormorok and Keristrasza. There is one Azure Magus patrolling Keristrasza's room that players should deal with before activating the boss fight.

Keristrasza Tips & Strategy

Free Keristrasza by clicking the three Arcane OrbsThe 케리스트라자 encounter is a single-target fight with mild movement requirements.

In order to begin the encounter, players must interact with each of the three Arcane Orbs around the room. This frees Keristraza from her frozen prison.

Like any dragon, Keristrasza has two cone attacks: 수정불꽃 숨결, which she will aim at her current target, and 꼬리 휩쓸기. Players should avoid standing directly in front or behind of Keristrasza during the encounter.

When players initiate the fight, Keristrasza applies an 극심한 추위 aura, which deals damage to players over time. This effect gradually grows stronger as players accumulate stacks of 극심한 추위 every two seconds. Players can clear this debuff by moving - a brief spurt of movement or a single jump will suffice.

While 극심한 추위's damage is initially weak, it can become fatal at high stacks. This is particularly a concern when Keristrasza casts 결정화, rooting all players in place for 10 seconds. Frequently clearing the 극심한 추위 debuff will save your healer from panic during 결정화. Additionally, 결정화 can be dispelled or removed by abilities that clear movement-impairing effects.

Avoid being behind or in front of the boss; particularly, melee DPS should take care to stay on Keristrasza's side to avoid 꼬리 휩쓸기

Use personal damage-reduction cooldowns during 결정화 to cope with the increasing stacks of 극심한 추위, or use abilities that remove magical/movement-impairing effects

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